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Now *that* is good news. The cynic in me wonders if it'll be "Acros I" with +£5 on the price tag.
I think we can be pretty sure there'll be some £ on the old price. I thought this quote from TOP was interesting: "...the film in the box cost less to produce than the packaging around it! The profit margin from film sales was ungodly high...". However, given the huge fixed costs (not necessarily counted in the "cost to produce" above) of the massive infrastructure they built up, coupled with the dramatic fall in the amount of film being sold (down >95%?), the fixed costs will be much higher per film. If they've had to re-do the production lines for the lower quantities, that'll be new investment to be repaid rather than just maintenance on old sunk costs. So yes, it will cost more.
Not sure I've got as many as that, but I'm certainly in double figures and I'm still using the 2011 stuff that's been in the fridge.Good news, however, I won't be buying it in 120 format (if available) for a while, as I still have 5 x five-pack boxes of Mk1 Acros in my freezer that I squirrelled away when they announced it had been discontinued.
I wait in anticipation for the sheet film format(s) being released...
I wait in anticipation for the sheet film format(s) being released...
Not sure that this will ever happen, especially the Quickloads. I still have some in the fridge left from 2005 and they still turn out just fine. There have been some on the auction site from Japan recently, but not exactly cheap and there'll be duty and VAT on top of that. I had them with me at Onich, but never got a suitable day to shoot them.Especially the Quickload sheets.
I wait in anticipation for the sheet film format(s) being released...
which I'll let Asha have when I see him in a couple of weeks…..I think I still have a single sheet left...
I have 14 boxes of 5x4 left in the freezer,
I’ve still got a box of adox chs 25!
Acros II is being released for sale in Japan on 22nd November, 2019. It will be available in 120 and 35mm formats, single rolls only at this time. Quantities will be limited initially.
The price is 1,080 JPY per roll for both sizes. EMS shipping will be extra, and will depend on the quantity you order. Payment is in Japanese Yen, payable via Paypal invoice or bank transfer through TransferWise.
but I guess it'll be a lot more by the time it gets here.
It'll be a while before I need any in 120, I still have 5 packs of the last of the original stuff in my freezer!
I can only speak for myself, but I find Acros (120) great when you want absolutely "clean-as-a-whistle" images. I've done a fair bit of testing on supposedly "sharp and clean" low ISO films (Pan F, FP4, Foma, Delta 100, Retro 80s, TMAX100) and to my eyes, with my developer (Rodinal), and my camera (RB67), Acros 100 is gorgeous.
I've only really used it for landscape shots and similar, and find the lack of grain in big sky areas to be a definite advantage to the overall photo. I haven't used it for portraits and suchlike, so can't comment on that. The lack of reciprocity problems is a considerable factor, and that can be on big stopper ND shots, not just pinhole.Undoubtedly great news for film photography - essentially an endorsement of the medium by one of the big players.
However - genuine question, not being flippant - can someone explain the lure of this film? It seems to enjoy great popularity online. I understand it has extremely low reciprocity failure figures, so it's probably great for pinhole photography and long exposures. Other than that? A quick check of Acros scans on Flick's 'Acros' groups does not reveal anything technically distinctive or striking to my eyes. Not sure I'd be able to tell these are Acros, rather than e.g. FP4+ or Fomapan 100 shots, in a blind test tbh.
find the lack of grain in big sky areas to be a definite advantage to the overall photo.
I've had a variety of results with XP2+, although I think you're right about shadow grain compared to pale area grain. There's a school of thought that XP2+ gives better results exposed at iso 200, but again that might be subject dependent. The photo below shows the grain appearing as the clouds get darker, and I've other shots which I feel suffer from this as well. It's all down to taste at the end of the day, and long may we have choices to make!That is an interesting point, thanks. What are your thoughts on Ilford's chromogenic film, XP2+? I often use it in 120 for 'bright day' photography. I have noticed it behaves unlike conventional BW film in that the dye clouds create grainy texture mostly in the shadows, rather than (as is the case with silver crystals in traditional BW film) midtones and highlights. I found this results in extremely clean skies and highlight detail (at least in medium format). Wondering if Acros could be considered as some sort of non-C41-based XP2+ in this sense. Will have to try it out!
I've had a variety of results with XP2+, although I think you're right about shadow grain compared to pale area grain. There's a school of thought that XP2+ gives better results exposed at iso 200, but again that might be subject dependent. The photo below shows the grain appearing as the clouds get darker, and I've other shots which I feel suffer from this as well. It's all down to taste at the end of the day, and long may we have choices to make!
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Ah... I wondered what you'd done to it! I've not shot XP2 in 35mm for years, so don't have any examples to check.The shot I posted was a 35mm one, so that might account for the difference?
These were taken with 35mm XP2:Ah... I wondered what you'd done to it! I've not shot XP2 in 35mm for years, so don't have any examples to check.
Ah... I wondered what you'd done to it! I've not shot XP2 in 35mm for years, so don't have any examples to check.
I've shot it in 35mm and developed it in Kodak HC110 for "better" results than the Filmdev C41 result above, and almost certainly the same batch of film. Ah, wellThese were taken with 35mm XP2:
https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/show-us-yer-film-shots-then.53681/post-8488413